HER-2/neu Gene Copy Number Quantified by Real-Time PCR: Comparison of Gene Amplification, Heterozygosity, and Immunohistochemical Status in Breast Cancer Tissue

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BACKGROUND: Amplification of the oncogene HER-2/neu influences breast cancer pathogenesis, and therapy and prognosis may be affected by the degree of amplification. The extent of amplification or protein overexpression typically is analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridization or immunohistochemistry (IHC), but quantitative PCR techniques have been described that may provide alternatives to these methods....

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